H.R. No. 730 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Gene S. Blessing of Fort Worth, whose hard work as the publisher of 1-3 four local newspapers has earned her much-deserved success and a 1-4 listing in the 1993-94 edition of Who's Who in the South and 1-5 Southwest; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A native of Littlefield, this exceptional Texan 1-7 gained her initial experience in publishing during her three years 1-8 as a high school yearbook staff member; and 1-9 WHEREAS, After graduation, she moved to Fort Worth, worked 1-10 briefly with local newspapers she was later to own, and then 1-11 accepted a position as the catalog production manager of a 1-12 nationwide pet supply company; Ms. Blessing, who is a gifted 1-13 commercial artist and printer in her own right, also independently 1-14 commissioned and produced original paintings and sketches through 1-15 her own company during this period; and 1-16 WHEREAS, For the past 12 years, she has operated B&B 1-17 Publishing, Inc., which publishes the Everman Times, Forest Hill 1-18 News, Kennedale News, and South County News and does commercial web 1-19 printing for other publications; the four newspapers, which focus 1-20 on local news and issues, have a combined weekly circulation of 1-21 15,000 copies; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In addition to Ms. Blessing's recent listing in the 1-23 23rd edition of Who's Who in the South and Southwest, she has been 1-24 twice featured in the Fort Worth Business Press under "Who's Who in 2-1 Manufacturing," and her exemplary record of achievement is indeed 2-2 deserving of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby congratulate Gene S. Blessing on her listing in 2-5 the 1993-94 edition of Who's Who in the South and Southwest and 2-6 extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and 2-7 happiness in the future; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-9 prepared for Ms. Blessing as an expression of high regard by the 2-10 Texas House of Representatives. 2-11 Texas House of Representatives. 2-12 Brimer 2-13 H.R. No. 730 2-14 _______________________________ 2-15 Speaker of the House 2-16 I certify that H.R. No. 730 was adopted by the House on May 2-17 28, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-18 _______________________________ 2-19 Chief Clerk of the House